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TopicSukhoi Su-30MKI

Topic: Sukhoi Su-30MKI

Agenda for Modi’s Malaysia visit: UPI, potential Dornier order & ASEAN-India trade pact review

This will be Modi’s first foreign visit in 2026. Malaysia is India’s third-largest ASEAN partner, with bilateral trade at $19.85 billion in FY25.

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

20 countries, 140+ aircraft — IAF to participate in largest edition of Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black

IAF aircraft that will participate in exercise from 12 July to 2 August include the Su-30 MKI multirole fighters, the C-17 Globemaster and the IL-78 Air-to-Air refuelling aircraft.

India conducts RudraM-II missile test off Odisha coast

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully conducted a flight-test of the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from the Su-30 MK-I platform off the...

Long-range missiles, electronic warfare to latest radar tech — what upgraded Su-30 MKI will look like

Fighter jet will also be equipped with enhanced avionics systems, sensors & new generation long range air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons

As IAF phases out yet another MiG-21 squadron, a look at the journey of the fighter aircraft

IAF equipped 28 fighter squadrons & 4 training units with MiG-21. 16 have been numberplated. Between 2015 & 2022, IAF phased out a squadron each year in March, with exception of 2021. 

Sukhoi & Mirage fighters collide mid-air in Madhya Pradesh. 1 pilot killed, 2 eject safely

The Su-30 MKI & Mirage 2000 crashed during a training exercise. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is monitoring the situation, an inquiry has been ordered to 'determine cause of accident'.

Russian defence industry team to visit India soon for talks on upgrading IAF’s Sukhoi fleet

Upgrades would include more better radar & integration of electronic warfare abilities. Russia also hopeful of inking deal with India to supply 12 more Su-30 MKIs and 21 MiG-29s.

IAF set to shelve Jaguar engine upgrade, could buy more Su-30 MKIs instead

Jaguar engines have seen a 15-30% reduction in thrust, and the cost of the upgrade is too high. One Sukhoi can perform the same role as two Jaguars.

India, Russia eye more joint collaborations, pact soon for manufacturing defence spares

Once inked, the agreement will help faster servicing and higher availability of defence equipment for all 3 services — Army, Navy & Indian Air Force.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.